An employee of a store in DeBary that sells erotic goods persuaded a would-be 17-year-old robber into filling out a job application rather than rob the store, according to a news release from theVolusia County Sheriff's Office.

Details of the news release: The teen had walked into Cupid's Corner and browsed around a bit before he pulled a gun from his waistband and ordered the clerk to give him all the money.

But the 32-year-old clerk told the teen, "Don't do this, it isn't worth it," and started a dialogue with him.

The teen said her that he had to rob the place because he had to support his grandfather, the report stated.

After talking to the teen for about 20-minutes, the clerk then somehow convinced him to apply for a job at the store. She retrieved a job application form from the office, at which time she dialed 911, according to the arrest affidavit.

The teen left the store before deputies arrived.

Deputies observed the teen on the surveillance video hugging the clerk on several occasions and he appeared to be crying, the report states.

The deputies used the application form, which contained the teen's real name and an address, to help track him down.

After being apprehended a few blocks away, the teen told a deputy during questioning that he lived with his grandparents who were having troubles paying bills, according to the affidavit.